HyperDic: smooth_over

English > 1 sense of the expression smooth over:
VERBsocialsmooth over, gloss over, skate over, slur over, skimp overtreat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
English > smooth over: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaningtreat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly.
PatternSomething ----s something Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonymsgloss over, skate over, slur over, skimp over
Broadertreat, handle, do byinteract in a certain way
See alsosmoothmake smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing

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